Freelance Dental Nurse

Making Acrylic Dentures – Bite Registration Stage 3

The stone models, provided by the dental technician at this stage, are more accurate than those cast from the primary impressions, they are also far more hard-wearing than the initial (plaster) models, and give the dentist a clearer indication of ...

Making Acrylic Dentures – Stage 1 and 2

There are at least five main stages to making a denture. Each stage involves input from the dentist, patient and a dental technician. Primary impressions Secondary impressions Bite recording Try-in Fit Primary impressions The first stage of making a denture ...

Types of Dentures

When a patient wants a missing tooth or teeth to be replaced, they are usually given a number of possible treatment plans – one of which is often a denture. Those who have one or several teeth missing could have ...